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Sean Michael Salmon is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight. He is a member of Jorge Gurgel

Jorge Gurgel

Jorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...

's fight team based in West Chester, Ohio and is also a columnist for MMA news site MMAjunkie.com.

Salmon is perhaps best known for his brutal knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

losses to Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans

Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...

and Jorge Santiago

Jorge Santiago

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UFC career

Salmon made his UFC debut in the main event of UFC Fight Night 8

UFC Fight Night 8

UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida...

on January 25, 2007. In a nationally televised fight against Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans

, the heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

2, Salmon lost due to knockout from a head kick at 1:06 in the second round.
Salmon was then scheduled to fight Eric Schafer

Eric Schafer

Eric John Schafer is an American mixed martial artist who competes a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background and early career:Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh....

at UFC 71

UFC 71

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

on May 26, 2007, but he instead faced Alan Belcher

Alan Belcher

John Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...

after Schafer broke a rib during training. In the preliminary fight, Salmon lost due to guillotine choke submission in the first round.

After the consecutive losses, Salmon announced in a June 5, 2007 MMAjunkie.com column that he was taking a temporary leave from the UFC to fight in smaller MMA organizations.

Post UFC

On June 9, 2007, Salmon submitted Jason Freeman at a North American Allied Fight Series event in Cleveland called Fite Nite at the Flats III, winning via keylock. On August 11, 2007, he defeated Bill Hall via unanimous decision at the Xtreme Fighting Organization's "XFO 19" show. On September 1, 2007, he was defeated via guillotine choke by fellow UFC veteran Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

in an International Fighting Organization title fight.

On November 16, 2007, Salmon lost to Jorge Santiago

Jorge Santiago

via knockout due to a flying knee in a Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

tournament which Santiago eventually won. According to Sherdog.com, and California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Armando Garcia, Salmon suffered a seizure in the ring after he was KO'ed by Santiago. Garcia also stated Salmon's career was in jeopardy. He was again feared dead at the end of this fight.http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=10012

2008 saw Salmon's return to the cage, with TKO victory over Mitch Whitesel in an NAAFS event on September 19th. Barely three weeks later, however, on October 11, Salmon's fortunes reversed, as The Ultimate Fighter 3

The Ultimate Fighter 3

The Ultimate Fighter 3 was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of Ultimate Fight Night 4. The season featured sixteen fighters with still-feuding former champion Tito Ortiz and...

alumni and 3x time UFC veteran Josh Haynes

Josh Haynes

Joshua Lee Haynes is an American mixed martial artist. He fights out of Las Vegas, Nevada with Xtreme Couture where he is also a coach. His MMA record is 17 wins, 11 losses. He was also a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Tito Ortiz...

forced him to tap to an ankle lock.

Sean Salmon fought early UFC veteran Laverne Clark on August, 20, 2011, After a slow paced fight Clark caught Salmon with a vicious Uppercut-Left hook combination that knocked Salmon out cold.

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Assan Njie

Assan Njie is a Swedish mixed martial artist of Swedish and Gambian descent, currently fighting for GBG MMA in Gothenburg...

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Superior Challenge 6

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Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...

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Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...

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Yuki Sasaki

Yuki Sasaki is a Japanese mixed martial artist fighting out of Japan.-Mixed martial arts:Sasaki has primarily competed in the Shooto and Pancrase organizations, and holds notable wins over Paul Taylor and Yuki Kondo...

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Lucio Linhares

Lucio Linhares is a Brazilian-Finnish professional mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran who has fought for Shooto. Linhares most notable win is over former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Sean Salmon. Linhares is a former member of the M-1 Mixfight Team Finland...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Jorge Santiago

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Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

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Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Hollywood, Florida

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Corpus Christi, Texas

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David Heath

David Heath (fighter)

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McAllen, Texas

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Dallas, Texas

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Mansfield, Ohio

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Cleveland, Ohio

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